Physical Therapy is a health care profession that fosters optimal health and functional abilities for people with musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurologic dysfunctions. By applying scientific principles as a physical therapist, you will assess, prevent, and/or treat the patient’s existing problems through evaluation, patient education, establishment of goals, and the design of a plan that targets each problem. This program will prepare you to enter master's-level programs in Physical Therapy throughout the United States. Where Are Our Graduates? * Albany Medical College * Albert Einstein College of Medicine * Baylor College of Medicine * Boston University School of Medicine * College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific * Creighton University School of Medicine * Duke University School of Medicine * East Carolina University School of Medicine * East Tennessee State University College of Medicine * Emory University School of Medicine * Georgetown University School of Medicine * Harvard University School of Medicine Curriculum A major requires a minimum of 40 credits including Botany, Zoology, Biological Foundations, Genetics, and at least one course from each of the following core areas: * Growth and development: Comparative Anatomy or Human Anatomy * Cellular and molecular biology: Microbiology and/or Cell Biology * Physiological and biochemical principles: Human Physiology or Comparative Physiology * Environmental biology: Marine Biology or Ecology or Biodiversity of Ecosystems * Biological theory: Evolution or Seminar or Virology Students must also fulfill the following biology, chemistry, and physics requirements: * General Chemistry & Qualitative Analysis and Organic Chemistry * Calculus I * 8 semester hours of physics

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